I lie there, dying,
Waiting for you.
The tears are drying,
I've stopped crying, too.
Come, breathe a kiss
On my cold, cold lips,
On my numb fingertips.
Come, breathe some life
Into my little dead heart.
The brittle, broken smile
Curving my stiff mouth
That hasn't smiled for a while
Isn't real, isn't true,
Isn't happy, isn't for you.
If you need me really,
You know what to do --
How to reach me.
My life is slipping away,
Little by little everyday.
The colors become gray --
I've got so much more to say.
Do you know how it hurts
Being so close to you
And yet without you?
My laughter's unreal, hollow,
My joy, short-lived, shallow.
Hold my hand, kindle the flame,
Somehow it just doesn't feel the same.
No, I don't blame you,
And the mistake's not mine,
It's just not our fault
That we don't belong anymore.
Oh, I love you too,
Things are all just fine.
But I still want
Exactly what we had before.
This is still a dead girl writing,
Come, breathe some life into her.
Try nibbling, kissing, biting,
Make her writhe, moan, shiver.
Only if you can.
Only if you think you ever can.
4 comments:
@Neeru - I am a big fan of all your lovely poems. I am actually amazed to see that you have left a comment on my blog. Welcome to my blog!! I was under the impression (thru ur blog) that you dont know tamil :)
yay, u r back... it is always a delight to read ur lines :)
hey well, you often fall into the hands of "depression".cheer up neeru..this poem sounds sad.
but i like it
wow, I found your blog from librivox. Out of plain curiosity, I checked librivox for Tamil books, not expecting even one. Imagine my surprise when I found not one, but four. That is awesome. I wish I could make recordings of Tamil sarithira novels - so I picked up Sivakamiyin sapatham, and recorded a small bit. All was good, until I played it back :-(
Nice poems too. Glad I found this blog. keep up the good work.
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